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Success (or Error) Codes

A list of the error codes most frequently returned by web servers. The most common error codes are in bold.

Error Code

Explanation

000 Incomplete/Undefined error
201 Created
202 Accepted
203 Partial Information
204 Page does not contain any information
204 No response
206 Only partial content delivered. The requested file was not completely downloaded to the client. This can indicate a slow server.
300 Page redirected
301 Permanent URL relocation. Temporary URL relocation. This error can occur, for example, if a URL like domain.com is typed into the browser; the server will relocate the page to domain.com/index.html. Some servers return a 302 code.
302 Temporary URL relocation. Temporary URL relocation. This error can occur, for example, if a URL like domain.com is typed into the browser; the server will relocate the page to domain.com/index.html. Some servers return a 301 error.
303 Temporary relocation method and URL
304 Document not modified. This error is returned if a document is not requested by a the browser (most likely because it has been cached)
400 Bad request (syntax)
401 Unauthorized access (requires authentication)
402 Access forbidden (payment required)
403 Forbidden
404 URL not found. These errors point to missing pages.
405 Method not Allowed. Most likely the result of a corrupt CGI script.
408 Request time-out; may indicate a slow server
500 Internet server error
501 Functionality not implemented
502 Bad gateway
503 Service unavailable

Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and Incomplete Transfers: Note that we have noticed that Adobe Acrobat may read PDF files from your server many times for a single document access, and as a result PDF files may show a huge number of incomplete transfers and hits for each individual request for a PDF file on your website.

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